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C a rrie a n d D ean S m ith rid ing in th e
a m bu la nce in th e 4th o f Ju ly parade
Y eah, yo u kn o w her. C ute, n o t to o ta ll, b u bb ly,
e a ge r to h e lp a n d so m e tim e s h a n g s o u t w ith a
co u p le o f d u m m ie s (the cra sh te st d u m m ie s th a t
is). C a rrie D riske ll is h e r n a m e and sh e has
so m e th in g to b e p ro ud o f. A ltho u gh , sh e w a s
try in g to ke e p it a se cre t (like yo u ca n keep
so m e th in g like th is a se cre t in th is to w n ) it is a ll
o ve r th e p la ce . F o r th e la st w e e k e ve ryw h ere I
w e n t so m e on e w o u ld a sk m e “ h a ve yo u h e a rd
a b o u t C a rrie a n d th e a w a rd sh e w o n ? ”
W ell, in ca se yo u h a ve n ’ t h e a rd , h e re is th e
sco o p . C a rrie D riske ll h a s w o n th e E M T -
IN T E R M E D IA T E O F T H E Y E A R A W A R D F O R
M E R IT O R IO U S S E R V IC E ! T h e re , n o w it ’ s o u t...
T h is a w a rd h o n ors an E M T - In te rm e dia te w h o is
e xe m p la ry in h is/h e r q u a lity o f p a tien t ca re a n d/o r
d e d ica tio n to th e ir co m m un ity a n d to th e E M S
syste m .
C a rrie g ivin g a CPR/First aid course
for B u tte F a lls lo g gin g co m p a nie s
In 1997 C a rrie d e cid e d to m a ke E M S a fu ll tim e
C a rrie h a s p ro vide d a lm ost 20 ye a rs o f vo lu n te e r
E M S se rvice to B u tte F a lls. S h e sta rte d as a d rive r
ca re e r a n d jo in e d th e M e rcy F lig hts o rg a n iza tio n .
in 1983, a q u ire d h e r E M T b a sic in 1990 a n d sin ce
B u t, th is h a s n o t ta ke n a w a y h e r e n th usia sm fo r
1996, sh e a n d o th e rs, b ro u g h t A L S ca re to o u r
h e r o w n h o m e to w n o f B u tte F a lls. T h is ju s t
co m m u n ity as E M T -ln te rm ed ia te s. C a rrie
m a ke s h e r a g re a te r a sse t to th e citize n s o f B u tte
su p p o rts a n d p ro m ote s E M S th ro u gh h e r te a ch in g
F a lls b y b rin g in g h e r p ro fe ssio n a l a n d
a n d sp e a kin g w ith in o u r co m m u n ity as w e ll as
ca rin g e xp e rie n ce a lo n g w ith h e r o n an
w o rkin g h a rd o n fu n d-ra ise rs fo r th e B u tte F a lls
e m e rg e n cy ca ll.
V o lu nte e r A m b u la n ce S e rvice w h ich is p a rt o f
M e rcy F lig h ts. XWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA
A lo ng w ith b e in g O re go n ’ s #1 E M T -
IN T E R M E D IA T E O F T H E Y E A R , sh e is a lso a
w ife o f Jim , h o m e m a ke r (D o m estic E n g ine e r) a n d
M om o f tw o g irls, ru n n in g to a n d fro fro m sch o o l
a ctivities e tc. B o y, C a rrie , w h a t d o yo u d o in yo u r
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sp a re tim e?
S o rry, b u t w e co u ld n ’ t ke e p th is n e w s u n de r
w ra p s.... W e ’ re p ro u d to h a ve yo u a s p a rt o f o u r
co m m u n ity!
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